Times of Oman---The Office of the Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar held a meeting on Wednesday to determine the readiness of the authorities concerned in the Governorate of Dhofar to receive tourists during the autumn season this year. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Sayyid Mohammed Sultan Al Busaidi, Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar.

During the meeting, the preparations of all parties to serve visitors during the tourist season were reviewed and the availability of sufficient numbers of policemen were discussed for regulating traffic on all roads leading to the governorate. They also discussed securing green spaces and beaches with rescue teams, and maintaining security and safety of everyone.

Discussion were held on upgrading municipal services in all fields, including the readiness of road signs for internal roads, as well as the roads leading to the governorate through the Wilayat of Thumrait and the coastal road through the Wilayat of Shaleem and the Al Hallaniyat Islands, and the readiness of all the proposed sites to host the events and activities associated with the tourist season inside and outside the Wilayat of Salalah.

In the field of health services, the importance of extending working hours at some health centres was emphasised to accommodate the influx of visitors to the governorate and to strengthen the medical staff in the Wilayat of Salalah, emergency centres, the availability of adequate medicines and mobile medical services (ambulance) on the Adam-Thumrait line.

The meeting reviewed the readiness of housing and accommodation in terms of availability to accommodate visitors, the extent to which all food supplies are ensured in the city of Salalah for citizens and tourists need, the extent of the readiness of telecommunications companies and electricity companies, and roads leading to tourist sites in the governorate and their support with equipment for any emergency.